The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1887-12-21
Farm Notes.

About 100 different kinds of insects are
now known to attack corn.
Poultry must be given place to scratch
and wallow. as it Is natural for them.
Give the sheep variety of food aud inn
prove their condition and flavor OF the
mutton.
Unless collected as fast as laid, during
cold weather, eggs are liable to become
frozen and crack open.
Harrow the wheat land as long as posi-.
BILE. This makes firm seed beds, which are
abominated by chinch'bugs,
Mulch strawberries the last thing be
fore the permanent snowfall; some snow
under the mulch is not Objectionable.
For roup in poultry give a pill Of asa
fntida the size OF a bean twice a day to
each fowl, and keep them in warm, dry
place.
Do not attempt to ship live poultry TO
market at this season, as they will be ex-
posed to all kinds OF weather and loss
will ensue.
A very simple remedy for sore teats is
said to be to wash with c.stile soap and
warm water, and apply equal parts of
lime water and linseed oil.
Potatoes intended for seed should be
kept during the winter cool and airy, and
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promptly removed.
President Chamberlain has been counting
! the number o. chinch-bugs to the square
iroh in Iowa. In ths single area of one
| inch examined he found 024 bugs.
The poultry business is capable Of wide
| and profitable expansi % in the United
States. We should no. import 2, gs, and
early spriug broilers 81 oold not be 50
scarce.
Dahlia roots will rot il put in a damp
place and kept there during the winter
months. A drr place, aud just warm
enough to e2c.1ie frost, is the place for
| them.
Col. +. d. Curtis remarks in the Farm
Journal that "the first gait to learn colt
is a good, strong, smart walk, and no other
should be attempted until this has been
made habit"
Parsnips and satisfy (oyster plainly are
perfectly hardy, so that only enough for q
winter supply need be dug up and housed
In the fall. Those left in the ground will
come out fresh and sound in the spring.
The fact is noted by the Metal Worker
that n house hidden by trees is too often
in reservoir OF damp stagnant air las may
be shown with wet and dry bulb Their
mometer)-a condition anything but favor
able to health.
Plant the grape vines now If the ground
be warm enough to permit OF so doing.
II old vines be removed, allow all the roots
possible, but cut back the vines, leaving
only single vine to remain and with as
few eyes as will answer.
A thick coating OF whitewash on the
walls OF the cellar will be as productive OF
benefit now as during the warm season. II
will also make the cellar light and cheer
full, and greatly assist in preserving the
purity of the atmosphere.
A good full stock of bees, say 10000
should have at least twenty pounds OF good
honey and plenty Of good dry combe tc
insure successful winterinR, and be placed
in dark, dry cellar or some other properly
arranged place for them.
As far as experiments have been con
Quoted, it has been demonstrated thai
when wheat is sixty cents per bushel it Il
the cheapest grain that can be used as food
for stock, being more nutritious than corr
and better adapted for growing stock.
Leaky roofs on the barn and stables arr
extravagant at this season. A small, leah
allowing space for only drop at time
may materially damage a large amount o.
hay during a northeast storm. IL the
stable be damp the temperature thereof will
be lowered by reason OF the evaporation o
the moisture. A dry stable will retair
warmth, Wnlle n damp SbaDle Will DC colo
and uncomfortable.
Whether il be best to spread the manuri
on the land intended for corn in winter Of
spring depends on the land. II too roll
log, much of the soluble matter of th,
manure will he washed out and carried of
by the rains, unless the land has beer
ploughed and left In the rough CONDITION
(unharrowed) so that the rains may NOR,
easily carry the matter downward. 1t il
best TO haul the manure now, IL il can b
done, so as to avoid such labor in thu
spring, which is usually the busy season.